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Monday, April 15, 2013

Oven Baked Avocado Fries

I need to start this post off right away with OH MY GOD. This has got to be my favorite appetizer I have made yet, and it was simple too. I know a lot of people think avocados and think eww mushy green things... I will be honest I thought that for the LONGEST time (I would not even touch guacamole.) One of the girls I work with always brings salads in and the one day she had an avocado. She asked if I wanted to try it and I thought why not. Let me just tell you...I fell in love. I was craving avocados and started to search for recipes. I came across a recipe for oven baked avocado fries and knew I had to get cooking. I made these for me and my roommate as an appetizer (she also never ate an avocado before.) I will just tell you that there was not a single one left on the plate when we were done.

If you never had avocados before go by them...NOW and make this recipe, you won't be sorry. I am going to attach a very helpful link on how to peel avocados because that is the trickiest part. Another little helpful hint is a avocado is perfect for eating/cooking when it is soft not hard!

Serves:It would probably serve about 4 people for an appetizer
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time:25 minutes
Total time: 55 minutes
What I would do different: I would probably make some sort of dipping sauce with it.
Recipe adapted from: The Kitchen Whisperer

Ingredients

2 ripe avocados

1/4 cup of whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon of salt

1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper

1 teaspoon of garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon of paprika

1/4 teaspoon cayenne

3/4 teaspoon of cumin

2 egg whites

1 tablespoon of water

1 1/2 cups of seasoned panko breadcrumbs (panko is a must don't try and use regular breadcrumbs)

Olive Oil Spray

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 F.

Line a baking sheet with foil

Cut your avocado into slices and peel (use the link above if you need help)

In a medium sized bowl, place your flour, salt, pepper, garlic, 1/2 tsp paprika, cayenne and cumin and mix well